George W. Quimby to Mother

Item Description

Title: George W. Quimby to Mother

Author

Quimby, George W., 1835-1862

Source Document

Extent: 2 pages

Date Created: September 21, 1862

Description

Topics include the improvement of George W. Quimby’s health and a description of the heaps of dead, unburied Rebels on the battlefields. These were casualties of the Battle of Antietam Creek (Wednesday, Sept. 17, 1862), considered one of the bloodiest days of the war.